Population Research Centre (PRC)
Research(PRC)
Centre Activities
Research
Current and recent research activities
The Population Research Centre (PRC) has been involved in research on various topics since its inception. Currently, the major areas of research covered by PRC researchers are: (1) Demographic processes (2) Data collection and data quality 3) Gender and health 4) Health systems studies 5) Programme evaluation.
The PRC disseminates data and findings from research projects to researchers, academicians and policy makers primarily through publications, workshops and seminars.
Ongoing Studies
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1. | Social Support and Health of the Elderly in India (Lekha Subaiya) |
Implication of Demographic Change | |
2. | Building Knowledge Base on Ageing in India: A Series of Programmatic and Research Studies (K S James, T S Syamala, Lekha Subaiya and Dhananjay W Bansod) |
3. | Migration, Informal Work and Welfare: A Policy Perspective on Urban Deprivation in Karnataka Cities (Supriya Roychoudhury, K S James and B P Vani) |
4. | Linkages between Health and Work Force Participation of the Elderly in India: An Investigation (Dhananjay W. Bansod and T.S. Syamala) |
Reproductive and Child Health and Gender Issues | |
5. | Co-existence of Under-nutrition and Obesity in India: An Investigation (K S James and T S Syamala) |
Health System Studies | |
6. | Development of Primary Health Care Systems and MCH Services in Karnataka (T N Bhat) |
7. | In equalities in Access to Healthcare in Brazil and India: Closing the Gap for the Poorest Poor (funded by ESRC, London) (K S James and Lekha Subaiya) |
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Implication of Demographic Change | |
1. | Fertility Transition In Karnataka: A Fresh Look |
2. | Income, Income Inequality and Mortality: An Empirical Investigation of the Relationship in India |
3. | Demographic Change and Familial Relationship in India |
4. | Population Dynamics and the Deprivation in Crude Literacy among Scheduled Tribes in India |
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11. | Demographic Transition and Economic Development in Kerala: The Role of Emigration |
12. | Convergence of Demographic Indicators in Karnataka: An exploration |
13. | Convergence of Demographic Indicators in Karnataka: An exploration |
14. | Infertility in India: Its levels, trends, determinants and impact on family |
15. | Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) Pilot Survey |
16. | Fertility Transition in Karnataka: A Fresh Look |
17. | Environmental Degradation: Regional Experience in India |
Data quality and estimation of Reliable Indicators at various Geographical Level | |
18. | Monitoring of Reproductive and Child Health - District Level Household Survey (RCH – DLHS) -3 in Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu |
19. | WHO Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE), Karnataka |
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21. | National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 3, Karnataka, 2005-2006 |
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25. | Orientation for Senior-level officials on Use of Demographic Data for Local Level Planning and Monitoring of Development Programmes |
26. | Sub-National Estimation of MDG Indicators: An Analysis of Two States with Differential Quality of Data |
Reproductive, Child Health and Gender Issues | |
27. | Study on Morbidity Pattern and Cost of Illness in Karnataka with special reference to Gender Equity |
28. | Pre-marital Sex in India – Issues of Class, Gender and Power |
29. | Risk Perception and Behaviour among Youth in High HIV Prevalent States in Southern India |
30. | Health Status of Tribal Women in Karnataka |
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39. | HIV/AIDs Awareness and Its Trends in Karnataka |
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41 | Sex Differentials in Nutritional Status and Morbidity Among Children in Karnataka |
42 | Male Involvement in Reproductive Health: Evidence from NFHS-3 and DLHS-2 |
43. | Reproductive Health Status of Adolescent Married Girls in Karnataka |
44. | Orientation for Senior-level officials on Use of Demographic Data for Local Level Planning and Monitoring of Development Programmes |
45. | Reproductive Health Status of Adolescent Married Girls in Karnataka |
46. | A Study on Women Empowerment and Violence against Women in Karnataka |
47. | Health Systems Studies |
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49. | A Study of Care and Support Centres working for PLWHA in Karnataka |
50. | Public Health and Panchyati Raj Institutions |
51. | NGOs and Innovative Schemes |
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Programme Evaluation | |
54. | Functioning of Janani Suraksha Yojane (JSY) in Karnataka: An Appraisal |
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58. | Rapid Appraisal of Critical Components of NRHM in Karnataka |
Studies completed relating to HMIS | |
Data quality and estimation of Reliable Indicators at various Geographical Level | |
59. | A manual for Assessing the Quality of HMIS data (K S James) |
60. | Population Projections at the district-level (K S James) |
61. | Assessment of the quality of immunisation data from HMIS, Karnataka (Annie George) |
62. | Newborn care services in Karnataka: An analysis of the quality of HMIS data (T N Bhat) |
63. | An analysis of the selected indicators for HMIS in Karnataka 2009-10 to 2010-11 (K S James and P Prabhuswamy) |
Other regular reports of HMIS data quality | |
64. | An Analysis of the Quality of HMIS Data in Karnataka Investigation Using Portal and Field Level Data |
65. | Quality of HMIS Data A Study of Chamarajnagar and Udupi Districts in Karnataka |